Girls Night Out

With the boys gone to visit Grandma and Grandpa for a few days, the girls have had the run of the house. Not much has been different other than we don’t eat as much when they are not here and the house has stayed cleaner. It has been pretty much business as usual with me alternating between writing and cleaning, and Sari alternating between swimming at the neighbor’s and bawling of boredom. We decided last night that we needed some fun!

I have come to enjoy splitting up with Hubby taking one kid and me keeping another. I miss them, but I enjoy the one on one time, just like I enjoy my time out with Hubby away from the kids.

Sarah and I have had interesting conversation we would not have had with the boys around.

“Mom, I think it is a disgrace that the real word for my tootie is “furCHINA”. “Why is that Sweetie?” “Because that is where they make the cheap toys that make kids sick! Disgraceful!”

Deep thoughts were pondered.
“Mom, can I have a Dr. Pepper with some of these Reese’s Pieces?”
“No. Too much sugar. Have some water.”
“Ma, what if all my baby fat is gone and this is just plain ol’ fat?”
“Plain ol’ fat doesn’t grow on kids. You are perfect.”
“Then why does my chubs hang out of my bathing suit and Autumn’s doesn’t?”
“It is a flaw in the design of the bathing suit. All bodies are different. You look great. How do you feel?”
“Great.”
“See? You’re perfect.”
“Then why can’t I have that Dr. Pepper?”

We turned our brains to mush together.
“Mom! Zack Efron is on Zack and Cody marathon all night long! Wanna stay up?”
“Absolutely! I’ll turn the bed down and you tune in the TV!”

Experiments were made.
“I’m going to try and stay up all night until tomorrow. Can I?”
“Sure. Why not?”
10 minutes later.
“ZZZZzzzzzzzzz”

I have enjoyed every minute of hum drum usualness with my daughter while Dad and Brother have been gone. Last night though, we went out on the town. We got all dressed up and went to see KUNG FU PANDA at the IMAX. We skipped dinner to save room for popcorn and slushies and raced eachother to the top row of the theatre.

The movie is so fun… Jack Black is fantastic and we cracked up for 90 minutes straight, then danced out of the theatre together singing, EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU FIGHTING.

Every bit of the evening from the food, to the racing, and staying up late is not the norm, which made it all the more special to my daughter.

Then we bonded as we turned off Zack and Cody that night to fall asleep.
“Ma. Were you dreaming about me when you found me? Because I dreamed of you finding me my whole life.”

Now that, my fellow Mommys, is a girl’s night out, would you agree?